MYSIA, Pergamon(?). L. Sempronius Atratinus(?). Quaestor, circa 42-39 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.61 g, 8h). Cistophoric type.Electronic Auction 520 Roman Provincial, Silver Sold For $ 110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MYSIA, Pergamon(?). L. Sempronius Atratinus(?). Quaestor, circa 42-39 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.61 g, 8h). Cistophoric type. Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; above, ATPA monogram; Q to left, serpent-entwined staff to right. Kleiner, Hoard –; SNG France 1766-8 (Pergamon); Metcalf, “A Note on the Later Republican Cistophori,” SNR 88 (2009), pp. 205-8, pl. 15. Lightly toned, minor porosity, edge pinched, areas of weak strike on both sides. Good VF. |